Chief Justice Roberts Yanks The Reins as SCOTUS Delivers Overwhelming First Amendment Win
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The Supreme Court ruled Monday, over a firm dissent from Chief Justice John Roberts, that a wronged alumnus had every right to seek damages from the Georgia college that violated his First Amendment rights some four years ago.
In an 8-1 decision penned by conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, the court affirmed that Chike Uzuegbunam was deprived of his right to free speech, public practice and assembly when Georgia Gwinnett College, a public institution, denied him the ability to preach the gospel on campus.
NEW: SCOTUS rules in favor of former student at public Georgia college who sued for "nominal damages" after he was stopped from speaking. Court holds 8-1 (Roberts is sole dissenter) that nominal damages claims are enough to establish standing to sue for constitutional violation.
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) March 8, 2021
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